Blogging on HuffPost UK, GP Dr Zoe Norris called for a strike following Hunt's demands and explained why she would not want her own family treated by a seven-day NHS following Hunt's demands.

She added: "I hope the BMA view this as a gauntlet thrown down. Let's see what they are made of, because I think the profession is ready for a fight. This new look NHS? It's not where I want my children or my parents to be treated, which is a damning indictment."